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2. Temple of Apollo (Delphi) - Wikipedia

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   During antiquity, the temple was home to the famous Greek prophetess the Pythia, or the Oracle of Delphi, making the Temple of Apollo and the sanctuary at Delphi a major Panhellenic religious site as early as the 8th century B.C.E., and a place of great importance at many different periods of ancient Greek history. [3]

3. Siphnian Treasury - Wikipedia

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   The Siphnian Treasury was a building at the Ancient Greek cult centre of Delphi, erected to host the offerings of the polis, or city-state, of Siphnos. It was one of a number of treasuries lining the "Sacred Way", the processional route through the Sanctuary of Apollo, erected to win the favor of the gods and increase the prestige of the donor ...

4. Ex voto of the Attalids (Delphi) - Wikipedia

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   The highest part of the Sacred Way and the area around the temple of Apollo in Delphi was one of the most prominent positions in the sanctuary and was built at a relatively late date. To the right there is a square situated at a height of 2.5 meters above the temple's level, on a specially made terrace, constructed under order of the king ...

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6. Delphi Archaeological Museum - Wikipedia

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   Organised in fourteen rooms on two levels, the museum mainly displays statues, including the famous Charioteer of Delphi, architectural elements, like the frieze of the Siphnian Treasury and ex votos dedicated to the sanctuary of Pythian Apollo, like the Sphinx of Naxos. The exhibition floor space is more than 2270 m², while the storage and ...

7. Ex votos of the Argives - Wikipedia

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   Next to a portico built by the Arcadians along the Sacred Way in the sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi, the visitor would see a semi-circular pedestal dedicated by the Argives after 369 B.C., to stress their contribution to the building of the city of Messene, the capital of the liberated Messenians.